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Serra Da Capivara National Park and the conservation of north-eastern Brazil's caatinga

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Fábio Olmos
Fábio Olmos
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182, S. Vicente, SP, 11390, Brazil
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Abstract

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Serra da Capivara is the second largest protected area in Brazil's caatinga – a mosaic of dry habitats in the north-east with a diverse flora and fauna, including several threatened and recently discovered taxa. The park is not effectively protected, however, and there is growing pressure from the surrounding human population.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 26 , Issue 3 , July 1992 , pp. 142 - 146
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1992

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